LIPO AND COMBIVIR

Sep 2, 2008

HELLO, I WANT TO KNOW THAT I HEARD THAT COMBIVIR CAUSES LIPO. IS THIS TRUE? IF SO WHAT DO U SUGGEST THAT I SWITCH TO. MY DR IS SO COMFORTABLE WITH THE REGIMEN THAT HE HAS GIVEN ME. I'M CURRENTLY TAKING COMBIVIR AND SUSTIVA. MY VL IS UNDETECTABLE AND CD4 IS 249. WELL IT WAS IN JUNE OF 2008. I'M DUE TO GO FOR MORE LABS IN 2 WEEKS TO SEE HOW I'M DOING. I WOULD REALLY LIKE YOUR INPUT. THANK

Response from Dr. Pierone

Combivir contains AZT (zidovudine, Retrovir) and this medication has been linked to lipoatrophy. Studies have shown that switching Combivir to Truvada will lessen the risk of lipoatrophy.

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